Drunk cop who assaulted 2, including minor, arrested and relieved

A drunk police officer who pointed his gun at two males inside the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Building F has been arrested and relieved from his post.

During the presentation of the suspect, identified as SPO2 Randy Fortuna of the Pasay City Police Station, NCRPO Director Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar said that they would not tolerate the actions of erring police officers.

“As the NCRPO is firm on its implementation of Internal Cleansing Program, we are not tolerating any wrongdoing or bad behavior of any police officer,” Eleazar said.

“I hope that this presentation of misconduct of the police will serve as warning and lesson to all police officers to refrain from their involvement to any perverse act or activity,” he added.

According to the initial investigation of the NCRPO and the Southern Police District, Fortuna, who was under the influence of alcohol, threatened a certain Jun-jun, a minor and a Grade 11 student, and Harold Godwin Villacruel, 18 years old, both residents of the NCRPO Quartering Building.

As the two victims were buying from a sari-sari store at Building F, Fortuna pointed his gun towards Jun-jun’s head and asked, “Gusto mong sumunod sa tatlong pinatay ko?” before hitting the minor’s shoulder with his firearm.

When Jun-jun ran to his mother to seek assistance from the duty sentinel, Fortuna then aimed his gun on Villacruel’s chest, slapped him twice before saying, “Ako lang ang siga dito.”

Fortuna kept on shouting even as Villacruel ran away, asking the 18 year old if he would be complaining to his father, and warning that he would kill him in front of his father.

When the duty sentinel arrested him, the Glock 17 firearm with live ammunitions was confiscated from Fortuna.  He is now under the custody of the Regional Special Operations Unit.

According to previous records, the suspect had a case of physical injury filed by his wife, although they have reconciled through a marriage program at the Camp Crame.

The suspect will be facing administrative and criminal cases, aside from charges of Attempted Homicide and Slight Physical Injury in relation to Section 3B of R.A. 7610 or Child Abuse. /je